Historical Events tagged with "tanaka memorial"

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Politics & Government

Tanaka Giichi's Conference on China Strategy

June 27th, 1927 97 years ago

Prime Minister of Japan Tanaka Giichi convened an eleven-day conference focusing on Japan's strategic interests in China amidst rising tensions in East Asia. This conference aimed to outline Japan's future policies regarding China, including economic and military considerations, driven by the political climate of the time. It was later associated with the Tanaka Memorial, a forged document that detailed purported plans for Japanese expansion and world domination, claiming it was a secret report leaked from the conference, hence heightening suspicions and animosities in the region.

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